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Gov. Phil Bryant signs ‘religious freedom’ bill into law

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices. The bill sparked emotional debate in the Legislature about […]

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Legacy of civil rights leaders source of legal fights

WASHINGTON (AP) — Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter recently walked up to the pulpit of the Atlanta church where her father preached and, in a painful public display, dissociated herself from her brothers. She accused […]

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THANKSGIVING: transformation of gratitude to living Christ-like

Interview with Pastor Jerry Young of 100-year-old New Hope Church By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Editor  and Jackie Hampton Publisher New Hope Baptist Church is celebrating its 100th year, 1913-2013, with reflection on its centennial legacy, […]

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3rd grader presents check to the American Cancer Society

The Mississippi Link Newswire On November 3, 2013 at Word and Worship Church, Jackson, Mississippi, Enyla Blackmon presented to Tracey Wade of the American Cancer Society a check for $5,000.00.  Blackmon began saving pennies for […]

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Thompson invites the Greater Grove Street Missionary Baptist Church to perform during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference Gospel Extravaganza in Washington

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – United States Representative, Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced that he has invited the Greater Grove Street Missionary Baptist Church Choir of Vicksburg, Mississippi to perform with choirs from across the country, during the Gospel Extravaganza which is being held during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 43rd Annual Legislative Conference on September 19, 2013, at 8:00p.m… […]

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Coroner: Police kill gunman at Lexington church

Police fatally shot the son of a church deacon Sunday morning after they were called to a church when members of the congregation started arguing over the firing of a pastor, authorities said.

Cacedrick White, 26, arrived with a shotgun and fired it once in the parking lot while police were at the church in Lexington, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said. A Lexington police officer fired back three times, wounding White. He died at a hospital.

Strain said no one else was injured or arrested. […]